The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... that the formations of line , column , and echellon were in common use . In modern times artillery is the arm preponderance in which has told most in favour of the army 8 INTROD . CAMPAIGNS OF HANNIBAL . Artillery Manœuvres.
... that the formations of line , column , and echellon were in common use . In modern times artillery is the arm preponderance in which has told most in favour of the army 8 INTROD . CAMPAIGNS OF HANNIBAL . Artillery Manœuvres.
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sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall. in which has told most in favour of the army possess- ing it . But at the period of the second Punic war , cavalry unquestionably exercised the most important effect on the issue of an engagement , and it ...
sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall. in which has told most in favour of the army possess- ing it . But at the period of the second Punic war , cavalry unquestionably exercised the most important effect on the issue of an engagement , and it ...
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... favour of Hannibal , crossed the Po at Placentia , and marched up its northern bank ; while Hannibal on the other hand knowing well that the Gauls were pre- vented from joining him by fear alone , and certain that his first success ...
... favour of Hannibal , crossed the Po at Placentia , and marched up its northern bank ; while Hannibal on the other hand knowing well that the Gauls were pre- vented from joining him by fear alone , and certain that his first success ...
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... favour to admit of its being turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to the command of the Carthaginian armies too late for that purpose . In consequence of their successes in that war , Hannibal calculated that the Romans ...
... favour to admit of its being turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to the command of the Carthaginian armies too late for that purpose . In consequence of their successes in that war , Hannibal calculated that the Romans ...
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... favour he disdained to conciliate . Flaminius was a remarkable man , far in advance of his time , of high principle , and of great public virtue . Seventeen years before the period of which we now speak he was chosen one of the tribunes ...
... favour he disdained to conciliate . Flaminius was a remarkable man , far in advance of his time , of high principle , and of great public virtue . Seventeen years before the period of which we now speak he was chosen one of the tribunes ...
Términos y frases comunes
African allies Apulia Ariminum arms attack battle Beneventum besieging Bruttium camp campaign Campania Cannæ Canusium Capua Carthage Carthaginian Carthaginian army Casilinum cavalry Cisalpine Gaul command consuls defeat defended DICTIONARY encamped enemy engaged English Etruria Fabius favour Flaminius flank force formed front Fulvius garrison Gaulish Gracchus Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal Hastati heavy infantry History hope horse hostile Illustrations Italy legions light infantry light troops Lucania maniples Maps Marcellus MAUNDER'S miles military Minucius neighbourhood Nero nibal Nola Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose organise Perusia Placentia plain Plates Post 8vo prætor present Punic R. A. PROCTOR rear reinforce revised Rhone river Roman army Roman cavalry Roman infantry Rome Samnium Scipio Second Edition second Punic war Sempronius senate sent Servilius Sicily siege soldiers Spain Spaniards Square crown 8vo Suessula Tarentum Tifata tion town TREASURY Triarii Varro victorious vols Vulturnus winter Woodcuts
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